CLARKSBURG – After the chaplain said a few words … and after the recording of Taps played … and after the American flag was respectfully draped over Francis Dalton’s body […]
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North Marion High marching band back from Hawaii
FAIRMONT – The way Matt Morgan tells it, he didn’t exactly feel like the Big Kahuna as the North Marion High School marching band he directs readied for its trip […]
Remember Pearl Harbor … and Lt. Jim Downing
Five years ago, Ray Chavez, the oldest U.S. military survivor of the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor, passed away at age 106. His death reminded me of Jim […]
Remembering Pearl Harbor
EDITOR’S NOTE: Portions of this commentary appeared in similar commentaries in November 2017 and 2018. Four years ago, Ray Chavez, the oldest U.S. military survivor of the Dec. 7, 1941, […]
Pearl Harbor attack remembered at U.S.S. West Virginia mast on downtown campus
MORGANTOWN — A small crowd gathered around the mast and bell of the U.S.S. West Virginia in front of Oglebay Hall on Tuesday morning for a ceremony to honor those […]
WWII most momentous years of our lives
by George Skelton There are 1.6 million Californians today who were alive when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor 80 years ago, pushing America into World War II. Probably half were […]
